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2021-09-12 20:08:37"We have a whole lot of six months to marketing your book," Kurosaki-san began sounding all calm and professional, unlike when she was ranting at them just a few moments ago.
It seems like Iori's outburst worked a miracle. And gave Jun a show that he wasn't likely to forget anytime soon. This sigh of Iori putting the shark lady into her place left jun in awe. There were times when he was in the receiving end of her dressing him down. But that moment was nothing like that.
Theirs were bickering moments that held a little bit of light-heartedness and a great part of fun that neither of them was willing to admit at the time. But Iori now was marking her territory, highlighting hr limits with a bright rs marker that stung on stop on.
She wasn't ready nor willing to let Kurosaki or anyone ls trespass on hr limits or if into her private life. She drew the line with the president and that was it for her. No one was allowed to give their two cents about what they tho
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"Excuse me?" Iori asked her frown deepening as she asked, "Did you say, dance classes?" Kurosaki-san nodded thumbing through something on her tablet. "Why would we have dance classes together?" Jun asked intrigued but not enough to risk Iori's ire by agreeing with Kurosaki-san "I watched every appearance you had on the screen, and except for when the media surprised you at the restaurants, all of your other appearances don't have any kind of chemistry in them...." Jun winced if by chemistry she was meaning Iori's flashback and how he had to practically haul her into her restaurant and carry her into the private room then she was sorely mistaken. Iori remained still as she watched them her face void of any expression as Kurosaki-san went on. "Let me show you. It will be faster this way," Kurosaki san sad turning her tablet to them and propping it. There was a video playing. A slightly familiar video of the restaurant's ent
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"I told you," Iori said calmly " You're going to do it..." Jun stole a glance at his partner who didn't seem impressed at all by what was happening before her. She seemed rather... bored. Jun on the other hand wasn't bored, as he watched the huge training room with all the mirrors that made it look even bigger. Yupp, not a place where he wanted to be... He wanted to say that he couldn't believe that they managed to convince him to come here. but, the truth is that in fact, no one had to convince him to come here. He made that decision all on his own, although not willingly. "shut up...." he murmured under his breath and Iori's lips twitched slightly showing how much she was enjoying this moment at his expense. When Iori had said that he would be going, Jun had thought that she was just trying to bluff her was through talking like that. But as soon as she showed him what she was seeing on the tablet, it didn't take him long to reach the same co
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Iori was a wreck. That's how she could describe herself in the middle of the practice room as she watched Kujou-san's extended hand. This was a bad idea. A very very bad idea... She should've never agreed to the dancing lessons. No matter how reasonable Kurosaki-san was, and no matter how clear it was that she and Jun needed to do some damage control if they were going to convince people that they were dating. She still should've refused the lessons. Body contact was still too much for her, and now their dace trainer was extending his hand and expecting her to casually take it and let him lead her around the dance floor. Nope, not a good idea at all... Iori found herself extending her hand to Kujou automatically before it became awkwardly too long. He took her hand gently barely touching and Iori sighed in relief when she didn't start hyperventilating or making a scene. "did you learn classic dance moves before?" Kujou asked her and she nodded
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When Iori got out of the examination room, Jun straightened from where he was leaning against the wall and stepped toward her his focus on her bandaged ankle. "What did the doctor say?" He asked quietly and Iori realized that people were watching them closely from the waiting room. Damn this famous phase they have to go through... "Just as Kujou-san said, I will be okay in two days max," She answered smiling at him in an attempt to ease the worry on her features, He smiled back, then leaned forward to pick up her. "Hey! I told you I'm okay!" she exclaimed but Jun still carried her toward a nurse station where a smiling nurse approached them with a rolling chair smiling. Iori was red with embarrassment as people ohed oh-ed and ah-ed at them in awe. This was one of the most humiliating moments in her life. Jun put her on the chair and the nurse started pushing her toward the pharmacy. "While you go get the prescription, I
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"Could you leave me alone for a second?" Iori said exasperated"I will when you get off your feet and go back to sitting on the couch with your ankle elevated with an ice pack,?' Jun said sounding like a fussy mother,"I'm just grabbing a reference to work with since I'm not doing anything anyway," Iori said as she flicked through the folder before deciding that it was what she was going to need."I can bring you anything you want. Just stay on the couch," he argued sounding exasperated.Since they came back from the hospital, Jun had been so exasperating that Iori wanted to throw him through the window just to have a moment of peace. He kept fussing over her and even asked if she wanted him to carry her to the shower.Yupp, that had been a deal-breaker...It was clear that Jun was worried about her ankle. He apologized about it until she threatened to twist his ankle if he said I'm sorry one more time.But, this was
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The feel of the metallic and heavy object in her palms, the chaos around her, and the shadows of the slowly fading figures blending into the darkening room as the sun slipped further to the other end of the globe. But more importantly, the unmoving figure on the ground with the pool of blood spreading underneath it. 'Ah...That's it, again' she thought ' the moment when I became a monster,' "Iori," someone said beside her and touched her hand, the hand with the gun. Or wasn't it? Iori turned to find Rina watching her with concern. That's right, Rina was there with her back then. She was the one who held her gun-laden hands and stood by her side in the midst of it all. "It's not there anymore," Rina whispered squeezing her hand that wasn't curled around the cold metallic object that was slowly warming to her touch, as if it was blending with her flesh and becoming part of it.... Iori realized that she wasn't back in that apartment
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Jun smiled as he closed the door behind Iori's friend. the woman was quite a fun-loving person and he got along with her pretty well. Much to the displeasure of his roommate. she kept mumbling grumpily as they chatted about his books and his fan clubs.As Iori pad mentioned before, her friend was actually one of his biggest fans. he couldn't help but chuckle at the childish act of excitement when he had handed her copies of his signed books. she was almost jumping up and down on the couch like an excited high school girl. who would have thought shut up such a light-hearted woman was this section chief off one of the homicide divisions in the police department."Finally, some peace and quiet," Iori said as she stood up from the couch and tried to clean up the cups and dishes they used as they had coffee with Rina."What do you think you're doing? Get that butt back on the couch right this instant," Jun said bossily but gently pushing Iori back down on the couch.
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The next day found Jun still grumpy and Iori in high spirits.Having to go to the dance studio first thing in the morning, they both rushed through breakfast or rather rushed through gulping down their cups of coffee and then headed for the studio.As they got there, her mood had gotten much better while his mood was only getting worse. Jun still had to dance and Iori didn't have to... at least, not until Jun mastered the steps for their dance by dancing with their trainer.Kujou had insisted on taking a look at her foot. after deeming it to be okay, he announced that he still wasn't willing to risk her twisting her foot again while trying to keep up with Jun's hectic pace. so he insisted on teaching Jun his steps at the first half of their training time and then letting him practice them with Iori at the last half.Jun had been all grumpy, but he couldn't come outright and say anything to their trainer. the man could be quite bossy and scary when it came
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